AgTech

topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes

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4 statements about AgTech, every show

Wenzel: FoodTech startups struggle with commercialization rather than creativity
“Most companies come out of R&D, right? So you have a very heavy R&D focused companies usually that then all of a sudden have to be become sales organizations, right? So I think it's rather the opposite challenge that you have rather creative, inventive people …”
Lena Mareike Wenzel Mar 25, 2025 ▶ 20:36 34 - Scaling Food Innovation: How RisingFoodStars Supports Startups in the Food Industry
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Fadell: Most successful agtech startups are actually fintech companies first
“Most of our ag tech companies are FinTech companies first.”
Tony Fadell Mar 15, 2021 ▶ 38:59 20VC: Tony Fadell "The Father of The iPod" on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need to Be Coachable, Why VCs Need To Be More Direct & Why The First Trillionaire Will Innovate Around Climate Change
Zafar: AgTech software must deliver actionable commands over raw data charts
“You have to not tell them, show them a chart with a bunch of numbers. That, what do they do with this? Nothing. But you need an actionable insight. So we are going to deliver something which they don't have today, such as turn on the fan on, on a pile, a silo …”
Naeem Zafar May 12, 2020 ▶ 15:28 1753 "IoT AgTech Device Hits $1m Software Run Rate and $1.2m in Hardware Sales. Can He Get $60m Valuation? "
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Agtech had one global conference and zero accelerators when AgFunder started
“When we started AgFunder, I mean, this was like the dark ages of food tech and ag tech. There was there was one conference globally. There was zero accelerators. There was no data.”
Robert LeClaire Oct 17, 2016 ▶ 12:03 EP 450: 14 Ag Companies Raise $32M Using AgFunder.com with CEO Rob Leclerc

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